Long time listener, first time caller
I wanted to state my experience with ordering a Raptor and comment on the price increase.
Ordered from a second Ford dealership i visited in South Carolina on March 31, 2013. Its a Tux Black SuperCrew, 801A, sunroof, beadlock, step, front & rear, and accent blue seats.
I have obtained a VIN and do see it was "born on" April 30, 2013. Expected ETA between 3/15 and 3/22.
I too have had a slight price increase between the order and getting a VIN and sticker. If you notice on the build sheet it states clearly ***this is not an invoice***.
I am glad to see as i have no bill of sale yet that build sheet does seem to be your "golden ticket" and it does reference my last name on it.
Is my order date to ETA short? Seems so from some on this list, but looks like some ordered way before they were actually being produced.
This is my second factory ordered car. The one I am in now was a 2009 JCW Mini Clubman and had a blast tracking it (with great help from my Mini sales rep) from order, to build, to the boat they put it on. Learned so much on how the car was transported on the ocean on the ships and how you were hoping it would not be damaged or delayed trying to outrun a hurricane in the Atlantic. I also found it interesting that your car could be damaged in transit, fixed at the entry point, and delivered to you as brand new. You wanted to make sure that from the time it was offloaded to the time it was on the truck was short and assumed no damaged happened.
It took me three months to order get the Mini.
I have benefited from reading all the post and am as excited as the rest to get the truck delivered and SOLD to me.
Excited, but still have very little hard facts as to how long it takes to come from MI to SC after it is built.
Jeff
